Volume 1: Wind Rises in the Mountains and Swamps Chapter 96: Departure
The sky was blue and white, and a few stars were about to fall. A group of people and horses were walking through the forest in the whistling cold wind.
More than 20 people rode in front, followed by two carriages. It was the Tianlong Sect.
In the carriage behind the palace, Lin Yi put his hands in his sleeves, sat cross-legged, his eyes half open and half closed, and let the horse go.
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February 2, the day of the Qinglong Festival.
Before dawn, the three animals were worshipped before the three sacrifices. After a few cannon shots, the group of people left Jiulong Mountain.
The disciples of the Tianlong Sect, who had been preparing for a long time and received much attention, did not have the expected large-scale outing. Instead, they quietly set off on this winter morning and began a journey of thousands of miles!
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Hu Wan, Jiang Fangdi and others were reluctant to leave... Shen Ding, that man, still had red eyes... and... and that face with pear blossoms in the rain...!
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“How can you, a young man, drive with your eyes closed?”
Lin Yi looked away, and the beautiful face and bright eyes gradually went away…
“How do you know I closed my eyes?” Lin Yi said without turning his head.
Sitting next to Lin Yi was Zhen Yuanzi. The old Taoist had long recognized his carriage, abandoned his horse and sat side by side with him in front of the carriage. The two apprentices were also sitting in the back of the carriage.
Lin Yi's carriage was pulling two tightly locked wooden boxes. Inside the boxes were some small jade boxes and jade stones; there were also several tents and water bags and dry food loaded on the carriage. These things were not too heavy, so there was a space behind the carriage. Yuan Qing and Yuan Feng also followed their master's example and squeezed in behind the carriage, saving the fatigue of riding a horse.
Lin Yi had no ill feelings towards Zhen Yuanzi, but he could not stand the old Taoist's favor for him, so he could only be vigilant and be careful. He deliberately ignored him in his words, just wanting the old Taoist to stay away from him when he was angry.
"You, kid, can drive a carriage as you please, beyond anyone's expectation! I'm afraid it's hard to find a driver like you in the world!" Zhen Yuanzi didn't take Lin Yi's rudeness as an offense, but instead provoked him with words, but with a barely perceptible smile, he looked ahead calmly.
Compared to Lin Yi's carelessness, this old Taoist is more like a driver.
"Humph! A world-famous master of a temple, instead of staying at home to train his disciples, he stays in my carriage and eats and sleeps in the open air, not doing his job!" Lin Yi retorted.
"You... you stinky boy!" The immortal figure with a fairy-like appearance has always been admired by people, but now he is ridiculed by a driver like this. Zhen Yuanzi was so angry that he couldn't speak. I don't know if the conversation between the two was heard by the apprentice behind, otherwise, the old man would have no place to put his face.
Lin Yi's mouth curled up.
"Haha! Brat, I'll just stay in your car. The journey is long, and I'll feel less lonely with you by my side!" Zhen Yuanzi stroked his long beard and straightened his back.
Lin Yi rolled his eyes and stopped talking.
The car in front was driven by Jin Ke. Driving is not difficult to learn. Jin Ke is spoiled on weekdays. He knows that this journey is not easy, so he drives the car like a real pro!
Jin Ke's carriage was loaded with two compartments of fine jade, and the other items were the same as those in the car behind, just tents and dry food. However, the one accompanying him in the front of the car was Huang Jiaqi, who was chatting and laughing with him.
The rest of the people were riding horses, including Elder Meng, Mu Qing'er, Senior Sister Xu, Second Senior Brother Ji Tang, Yao Zi, Luo Rong and 21 others. Including Lin Yi and the people in Jin Ke's car, there were a total of 27 people on this trip.
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The mountains and forests on both sides of the road were gray and white, and the dry branches were condensed with a layer of frost.
A gust of cold wind blew, and the branches danced wildly. A few hooves of horses rang out, and the east was about to dawn.
The group of people walked for more than an hour without stopping. The rising sun made people feel a little warm, and the horses snorted and sprayed steaming white mist...
"It's okay, haha! It's so cold in February in the northwest, it's really not easy for the old Taoist!"
Zhen Yuanzi's straight back bent into a heap early. No matter how good his internal strength is, he can't stand such a long time of practicing to drive away the cold. Feeling the warmth of the rising sun, the old Taoist also smiled.
Lin Yi still sat lazily, unmoved. Zhen Yuanzi glanced at him and pretended to be curious and asked: "Young man, what internal strength are you practicing? You are so cold-resistant! It's better than the old Taoist!"
"If having no clothes to wear when you were young is also considered internal strength, you can try it now!" Lin Yi said coldly.
"Stinky boy, you have no respect for your elders, what did your master teach you!" Zhen Yuanzi said dissatisfiedly.
"My master is gone, but he never taught me how to deal with people with ill intentions!" Lin Yi refused to give in and quarreled with him sincerely.
Zhen Yuanzi shook his head helplessly and said, "You little bastard, you don't know how to be kind. I think you are a talented person who can practice Taoism because you have a unique bone structure and beautiful features. I love you very much. Do you want to worship me as your master? Being my disciple is a thousand times better than this driver! How about it?"
No matter who it is, they will be grateful and bow down to me after hearing what I said! But do I really want to take this young man as my disciple? Or do I deliberately test him because I see that he is extraordinary?
For a moment, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't tell what he meant.
"Tsk!" Lin Yi smiled.
Zhen Yuanzi was really embarrassed, and turned around and said angrily: "What are you laughing at?"
Lin Yi curled his lips and said lightly: "You don't have the ability!"
"What did you say? I don't have the ability to accept you as a disciple?" Zhen Yuanzi looked around and made sure that no one cared about the conversation between the two, then he said angrily: "Who do you say has the ability? If I don't have this ability, the elders of your Tianlong Sect don't have this ability either. Could it be that only your leader has this ability?"
As he said that, Zhen Yuanzi's eyes flashed and he smiled hoarsely: "You brat, are you hysterical? If your master wants to accept you as his disciple, will you still be this coachman?"
Lin Yi closed his eyes slightly, and as the carriage swayed comfortably, he said lightly: "Since you are not worthy of being my master, naturally others are not worthy either!"
Hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi felt a little more comfortable and said: "You kid, you are very arrogant. It's just that you don't look down on me as an expert. Even the leader of the Tianlong Sect doesn't look down on you. This is not arrogance. Oh, this is arrogant! But I don’t know why I don’t have the ability to be your master?”
"Arrogance and arrogance are no different, right? It's disrespectful of you to compare yourself with the head of the Tianlong Sect. It seems that Baiyun Temple has the arrogance and arrogance to dominate the world and surpass the Tianlong Sect!" Lin One said.
"You're a sharp-tongued kid. Besides being eloquent, what else can you do?" Zhen Yuanzi blushed. He originally wanted to anger Lin Yi, but he was so angry that he blew his beard with his two words.
Lin Yi chuckled and said: "I can withstand the cold better than you! Facing the power of heaven, people who practice Taoism are afraid of the cold and avoid the cold. How can the upper body have a heavenly mind and the lower body be natural, and realize the Tao in the future?"
Zhen Yuanzi was not angry but was happy: "Haha, a coachman can understand the laws of heaven and earth and understand the principles of the great truth. You are not a simple coachman, you can be a teacher!"
Lin Yi rolled his eyes and snorted: "Don't dare!"
Zhen Yuanzi glared and scolded: "You are so arrogant, why don't you dare? The veteran has been practicing for decades, and he also knows that the Qi of heaven and earth is warm, and cold is killing. Your temperament is so cold, and the enjoyment is also cold. Thin. A person with a warm heart will have great blessings and long-term benefits. He cannot be humble in front of the elders and cannot be taught!"
Lin Yi said casually: "When heaven is poor, I use blessings, and when I am generous, I welcome it with virtue; when heaven helps me, I use shape, and when I am relaxed, my heart makes up for it; when heaven is hard for me, I use encounters, and I enjoy my way to connect it; God and What can I do? You are an old Taoist who has been practicing for decades in vain. Don’t you know that those who have gained the Tao will have a destiny! "
Zhen Yuanzi has been cultivating Taoism all his life. He believes in the profoundness of Taoism and often explains Taoism and doubts to others. How could he be taught such a lesson by a young boy? He laughed angrily and said: "Haha, you, a junior, also know the secrets of heaven. Do you want me to worship you as my teacher?" What is this secret?"
Lin Yi rolled his eyes again, curled his lips, and said in a cold voice: "The secrets of heaven are unpredictable. You, my disciple, don't accept me!"
Zhen Yuanzi was so angry that she just wanted to jump up. Although Lin Yi seemed to be using strong words to make sense, his words also contained a hint of intelligence that was irrefutable. A coachman, even if he talks nonsense, will not know so many Taoist principles. The old Taoist's mind was beyond ordinary people's, and he noticed the mystery in an instant, and said with surprise: "You, the coachman, have an otherworldly demeanor, which makes the old Taoist quite surprised!"
"You are such a seasoned person, but you can also mess around. I'm surprised by this!" Lin Yi replied reluctantly.
Lin Yi didn't understand the truth. As for Tianji, he was naturally confused. After following Master for many years, even if I don't understand this, I am familiar with it, and I can make a few words out of my mouth. Master, Taoist Master Qingyun, has a deeper understanding of the pursuit of the way of heaven. Whether he uses the master's method to quarrel with Zhen Yuanzi or discuss the Tao, he will not fall behind.
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ps: There will be one more update at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night. I don't know if there are any recommendations next week. It will resume the normal two updates from tomorrow!
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